DRAFT Programme of Work for the 16th session of the Human Rights Council (28 FEBRUARY – 25 March 2011)
- Version 22-03-2011 rev –

WEEK 1 / WEEK 2 / WEEK 3 / WEEK 4
28 February / 7 March / 14 March / 21 March
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Y / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 1
High-level segment (HLS) / Item 3 (cont’d) 09.00 -12.00
Clustered ID with:
. SR countering terrorism
. SR torture / Item 4 - 09.00 -12.00
Individual ID with:
. SR DPRK
. SR Myanmar / 0900-1800 (full-day)
Item 7
ID w/ Committee of Experts (res 13/9)
13.00
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15.00 / HLS (cont’d) / Item 3 (cont’d) 12.00 -1500
Clustered ID with :
. WG disappearances
. WG arbitrary detention
. SR on IDPs / Item 4 (cont’d) 12.00 -1500
. Follow-up to the 14th Sp Session- HC report (res S-14/1) to be followed by GD
. Follow-up to the 15th Sp Session - GD
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General debate (item 4) / Item 7 (cont’d)
. ID with SR - OpT
15.00
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18.00 / HLS (cont’d) / Item 3 (cont’d) 15.00 -18.00 / Item 4 (cont’d) 15.00 -18.00
General debate (cont’d) / Item 2 & 7 (cont’d)
. HC reports (res S-9/1, S-12/1, 15/1 &15/6 followed by General Debate
General debate
1 March / 8 March / 15 March / 22 March
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D
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Y / 10.00
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13.00 /
HLS (cont’d)
/ Item 3 (cont’d) 09.00 -12.00
Clustered ID with:
. SR Right to Food
. SR on Adequate Housing / Item 3 (cont’d) - 09.00 -12.00
. ID with IE minorities
Item 5 (cont’d)
. HRCAC Reports
. Report of Forum on Minority Issues
. Report of the Social Forum
. Report of WG on HRET
General debate (cont’d) / Item 8 - 09.00 -12.00
General debate
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Item 9
. IGWG on Durban follow-up
13.00
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15.00 / HLS (cont’d) / Item 3 (cont’d) 12.00 -1500
Clustered ID with:
. SRSG violence against children
. SR sale of children / Item 5 (cont’d) 12.00 -1500
General debate (cont’d) / Item 9 12.00 -1500
General debate (cont’d)
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15.00
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18.00 / HLS (cont’d) / Item 3 (cont’d) 15.00 -18.00 / Item 5 (cont’d) 15.00 -18.00
General debate (cont’d) / Item 9 (cont’d) 15.00 -18.00
General debate (cont’d )
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Item 5 (cont’d)
Complaint Procedure [Closed meeting]
2 March / 9 March / 16 March / 23 March
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Y / 10.00
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13.00 / 9.00 -12.00
HLS (cont’d) / Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child (res. 13/20) / Item 6
Consideration of UPR-reports
Liberia
Malawi
Mongolia / Item 10
Individual ID with:
. SR joint report on DRC (res 13/22)
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Item 2 & 10 – HC/SG country reports
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General Debate
13.00
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15.00 / 12.00 -15.00
Panel on the enjoyment of HRs of people of African Descent (res. 14/16) / Break / Break / Break
15.00
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18.00 / 15.00 -18.00
HLS General segment / Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child (res. 13/20) / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
Panama
Maldives
Andorra / Item 10 – General Debate (cont’d)
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Item 1 (cont’d)
. HRC Advisory Committee elections
. Appointment SP mandate holders
. Appointment of EMRIP
. Decisions and conclusions
Decisions and conclusions
3 March / 10 March / 17 March / 24 March
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Y / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 1 (cont’d)
Item 2
HC annual report, followed by Interactive Dialogue with HC / Item 3 (cont’d)
Clustered ID with:
. SR HR defenders
. SR freedom of religion or belief / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
Bulgaria
Honduras
Lebanon / Decisions and conclusions* (cont’d)
13.00
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15.00 / Break / Break / Break / Break
15.00
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18.00 / Item 2 (cont’d)
ID-HC (cont’d)
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HC/SG thematic reports followed by General debate / Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
Marshall Islands
Croatia
Jamaica / Decisions and conclusions
(cont’d)
4 March / 11 March / 18 March / 25 March
F
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I
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Y / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 2 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d) / Panel on HRs and issues related to terrorist hostage-taking
( dec. 15/116) / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
(postponed to HRC17)
Micronesia
Mauritania / Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
13.00
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15.00 / Break / Break / Break / Break
15.00
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18.00 / Item 3
Annual debate on HRs of persons
with disabilities (res. 13/11) / Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
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Item 5
Complaint Procedure
[Closed meeting] / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
United States of America
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General debate / Decisions and conclusion (cont’d)
Report of the session

* including the adoption of the outcome of the HRC Review.